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A brutal winter storm is unleashing blizzard conditions in central US and threatening coastal areas with floods and tornadoes

By Allison Chinchar, Elizabeth Wolfe and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A massive winter storm system has unleashed dangerous blizzard conditions in parts of the central United States, shutting down highways and stranding drivers in frigid temperatures Monday, and it’s pummeling parts of the South with hail storms, heavy flooding and tornado threats. The fast-moving

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Hurricane Roslyn makes landfall in Mexico, potentially bringing ‘life-threatening’ conditions

By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN Hurricane Roslyn slammed into west-central Mexico on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and threatening inland flooding. “This rainfall could lead to flash flooding and landslides in areas of rugged terrain, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. As of 2 p.m. ET Sunday, Roslyn was centered about 90 kilometers (55

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Hurricane Orlene strengthens into Category 4 storm as it heads toward western Mexico

By Mike Saenz and Gene Norman, CNN meteorologists Rapidly intensifying Category 4 Hurricane Orlene is approaching western Mexico, where it’s expected to cause life-threatening flooding, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, was churning north at 7 mph Sunday morning about 175 miles south of Las Islas

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Death toll rises to at least 25 in Kentucky flooding as people in stricken areas remain hard to reach, governor says

By Aya Elamroussi, Andy Rose and Ray Sanchez, CNN The death toll in flood-stricken parts of eastern Kentucky climbed to at least 25 and will almost certainly “get worse” as first responders work to account for missing residents, the state’s governor said Saturday. Gov. Andy Beshear said the immediate goal is “to get as many

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The areas where October storms form most frequently based on past history.

Isaias rapidly intensifies into season’s first Atlantic hurricane as Gulf Coast braces for landfall

By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Isaias has rapidly intensified into the Atlantic season’s first hurricane, putting the northern Gulf Coast on alert for dangerous storm surge, damaging winds and flooding rain ahead of an expected landfall late Friday or early Saturday. Hurricane hunter aircraft confirmed late Wednesday that Isaias

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The red circle shows where a tropical depression or storm is likely to form later this week.

Tropical depression forms in the Gulf, forecast to strengthen into first hurricane of Atlantic season

By Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Mary Gilbert and Dakota Smith (CNN) — Tropical Depression Nine has formed in the southwestern Gulf and is forecast to become a hurricane, potentially bringing significant flooding rain and strong winds to parts of the northern Gulf Coast and South late this week. The system is expected to become Tropical Storm

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A computer model forecast of the storm's location and wind speeds on Saturday morning.

Northeast faces weekend of relentless wind, rain and coastal flooding as powerful fall nor’easter digs in

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Dakota Smith (CNN) — An intensifying early season nor’easter has arrived in the Northeast and is set to deliver a prolonged stretch of strong wind, soaking rain and coastal flooding to the region through the weekend. More than 40 million people will feel the storm’s impact through Sunday. Areas

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A computer model forecast of the storm's location and wind speeds on Saturday morning.

Northeast faces weekend of relentless wind, rain and coastal flooding as powerful fall nor’easter digs in

WRDE-LD By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Dakota Smith (CNN) — An intensifying early season nor’easter has arrived in the Northeast and is set to deliver a prolonged stretch of strong wind, soaking rain and coastal flooding to the region through the weekend. More than 40 million people will feel the storm’s impact through Sunday.

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Three tropical systems were active in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday morning. Tropical Depression 15E was south of Hawaii

Hawaii braces for life-threatening flooding again as El Niño supercharges Pacific hurricane season

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — Hawaii will once again face potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides as Tropical Storm Nolo starts to strengthen and edge closer to the state’s eastern islands. The Big Island will see the worst of Nolo’s impacts when it makes its closest approach as

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